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Lithology

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. The study of rocks, with particular emphasis on their description and classification.
    uncountable
  2. The general composition of a rock or rock sequence.
    countable

Equivalents

Españollitología
Françaislithologie
Italianolitologia
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Examples

“The ‘monomict’ meteorites are samples of a single lithology while the polymict meteorites are those containing two or more lithologies.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

litholysis litholytic lithomancy lithomania lithomarga lithomarge

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